The Associated Press
September 29, 2026 - 10:02 am
DETROIT — Athletics outfielder Zack Gelof has filed a suit against the Detroit Tigers, Ilitch Holdings and the Detroit-Wayne County Stadium Authority for damages aft his close genu slammed into a Comerica Park obstruction during a crippled past summer.
“We are alert of the suit and bash not remark connected pending litigation,” the Tigers said successful a connection connected Tuesday.
Gelof was wounded in the 3rd inning of a 4-1 nonaccomplishment to the Tigers connected July 9 portion making a sliding drawback successful foul territory and colliding with a metallic fence. The 26-year-old infielder instantly grabbed his genu successful evident pain, a teardrop successful his azygous pants showed wherever his limb made interaction with the fence. He was near with a heavy chopped nether his close genu cap, conscionable missing the tendon, and didn’t play again until Aug. 10.
“This wounded could person easy prevented done the astir basal and inexpensive design,” said Gelof’s attorney, Jon Marko. “It doesn’t instrumentality a stadium plan adept to recognize that crisp metallic fencing successful an country wherever players are required to descent and play astir is simply a look for catastrophe similar the 1 that occurred here.
“All they had to bash was enactment inexpensive padding up similar they did aft Zack was injured and this full incidental could person been avoided. My son’s small league diamond is safer.”
Gelof deed .256 with 22 homers and 55 RBIs — some vocation highs — successful 111 games during his 4th season. The A’s finished the play 64-98, putting them up of lone the Los Angeles Angels and the Colorado Rockies successful the majors.
The Athletics program to determination to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they are scheduled to unfastened play astatine a caller ballpark connected the Strip.
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